The most important component of the Armenian national music is musical instruments such as duduk, zurna, shvi, dhol, kanon, kamancha that are used by local people. With the help of these musical instruments, Armenian folk music touches the soul of thousands of people.

Perhaps no feature of Yerevan’s public face is more distinct and memorable than its architecture based on tuff, a volcanic rock native to this region of the world, which can be found in a variety of colors

On September 21 I attended Yerevan’s festivities celebrating the 27th anniversary of Armenia’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

The traits I’ve seen again and again are hospitality, helpfulness, and friendliness toward those in need, and curiosity about strangers.

Komitas is very well known Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, singer, choirmaster. He was the founder of the Armenian national school of music. His real name was Soghomon Soghomonyan.

In the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, there is a beautiful country called Armenia which has very little area. There are ten provinces in Armenia which are Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Lori, Shirak, Syunik, Tavush, and Vayots Dzor.

Armenian national flag in other words Armenian Tricolour has three horizontal bands. These bands have equal width. The colors from top to bottom are red, blue, orange.

Now, having had a taste of Armenia’s modern and ancient cultures, I decided to make the country my destination for my first long trip abroad.

Armenia became the first Christian country when in 301 AD St. Gregory the Illuminator convinced the king of Armenia Tiridates the Great to adopt Christianity as a state religion. 

In this article, we discuss some interesting Armenian festivals such as Easter, Vardavar (Jrotsi), Taraz festival, Dolma festival, Honey and Berry Festival. These festivals are an inseparable part of Armenian culture.

If you are in Armenia and don’t know where to go at nights this article may be your guide and help you to have unforgettable nights in Armenia. You may have a walk in Yerevan, go to pubs and clubs, to Byurakan Observatory or to Armenian forests.

Viktor Hambardzumyan decided to build Byurakan Observatory at the end of late 1945. There, more than 1000 flare starts, several dozens of Supernovae, and hundreds of galaxies were discovered.